Academic Calendar: Preparatory School
August - December 2021
August 2021
Sunday, August 15
Chamber Music auditions due
Friday, August 20
Seating Auditions Due
Room Requests Due
September 2021
Friday, September 10
MYWEs and Friday Baroque Ensemble begins
Saturday, September 11
Fall Semester begins
Large Ensembles begin
Classical Classes begin
Piano Seminars begin
Saturday, September 18
Chamber Music begins
Saturday, September 25
October 2021
Saturday, October 2
Jazz Classes and Small Jazz ensembles begin
Saturday, October 9
Saturday, October 16
Woodwind Workshop 12pm
Piano Workshops 12pm
Saturday, October 23
String Workshops 12pm and 4pm
Woodwind Recital 12pm
Piano Recitals 12pm
YPO Concert, 5pm
Saturday, October 30
String Recitals 12pm and 4pm
Piano Workshops Brass Workshop
YS Concert, 5pm
November 2021
Saturday, November 6
String Workshops 12pm and 4pm
Piano Recitals 12pm Brass Recital 12pm
Sunday, November 13
String Recitals 12pm and 4pm
Piano Workshops Woodwind Workshop 12pm
Voice Workshop 1pm
Saturday, November 20
YRO Concert 12pm
Piano Recital 12pm
Woodwind Recital 12pm
Voice Recital 1pm
Wednesday, November 24 – Sunday, November 28
Thanksgiving Vacation – No Events, Classes, Lessons, or Rehearsals
Tuesday, November 30
Theory classes resume
December 2021
Saturday, December 4
String Workshop 12pm and 4pm
YBE Concert Time TBD
Saturday, December 11
String Recital 12pm and 4pm
Piano Workshop 12pm
Voice Workshop 4pm
Brass workshop 12pm
YPO Concert 5pm
Saturday, December 18
Piano Recital 12pm
Voice Recital 4pm
Brass Recital 12pm
YS Concert 5pm
Sunday, December 19
Chamber Music Festival
Thursday, December 23 – Monday, January 3
Winter Vacations – No Prep classes, lessons, or rehearsals
January - June 2022
January 2022
Tuesday, January 4
Prep Office reopens
Friday, January 7 - Saturday, January 8
No Prep - Theory Classes will not meet
Friday, January 7
Progress and Class Reports due
Friday, January 14 - Saturday, January 15
Prep resumes - All classes, lessons and rehearsals resume
Friday, January 22
Saturday, January 29
February 2022
Saturday, February 5
Saturday, February 12
No Prep - Classes, lessons, or rehearsals will not meet
Saturday, February 19
Prep resumes - All classes, lessons and rehearsals resume
Saturday, February 26
March 2022
Saturday, March 5
Saturday, March 12
Saturday, March 19
Saturday, March 26
April 2022
Saturday, April 2
Saturday, April 9
Saturday, April 16
No Prep - Classes, lessons, or rehearsals will not meet
Saturday, April 23
Piano Workshop
Saturday, April 30
NEC Gala Day - Some classes may take place virtually this day because of the Gala (TBD)
May 2022
Saturday, May 7
Saturday, May 14
Sunday, May 15
Chamber Music Festival
Saturday, May 21
Large Ensembles will meet
Classical and Jazz Evaluations
Saturday, May 28
No Prep
June 2022
Saturday, June 4
Prep Commencement